Originally Posted by
stifle
No official channel has said at any point that EC tier points would become available on Aer Lingus-marketed flights; the sole source I'm aware of that's put this in people's heads is a speculative article on HFP.
Notably, being a participant in the JV does not itself make the flights eligible for TPs.
They’ll start issuing points just before the next case comes out of the CMA and they’re scrabbling round for customer benefits to demonstrate.
More seriously, I heard Oct-23 is the date for full EI membership of the AJB. There’s an awful lot of IT integration to do before it’s possible, despite having legal approval.